Modification of the atomic structure of liquid Al0.973Ni0.027 eutectic alloy by carbon nanotubes

Abstract

The short-range order structure of the liquid Al0.973Ni0.027 eutectic alloy and eutectic based composites with carbon nanotubes containing 5, 10 and 15% was investigated. The changes of the main structure parameters (interatomic distances, coordination numbers, cluster sizes) was analyzed depending on the nanotubes content and temperature of the composites. As a result of the addition of carbon nanotubes, the atomic structure contracting of the liquid Al0.973Ni0.027 eutectic was revealed.

Keywords

• short-range order structure
• composites
• carbon nanotubes
• aluminum alloys